Pou Sizzles In Gulfstream Women`s Golf Event

The weather cooled off just on time for the Gulfstream Women`s Golf Association championships, and that was bad news for the other 90 or so Gulfstream members.

Playing several strokes better than her 16 handicap indicated she should, Pou shot 169 for two rounds to win the association`s championship tournament at Bonaventure Country Club.

``I just got lucky. It was a shock to me. I never won a net tournament before. Usually net tournaments are won by the low handicappers,`` the Plantation resident said.

With handicap her total was 137, two strokes better than runner-up Marcia Heller.

``I had an eight on one hole,`` she said. ``But it didn`t seem to bother me. I don`t play well in the heat, but the weather was just perfect for me.``

Pou`s handicap last winter was 14, but it slipped to 16 during the hot summer months. She is hoping to knock it back down to 14 again.

Although she lives in Plantation, she has played most of her golf for the past 28 years in the western Hollywood and Pembroke Pines area. She is a member of Raintree Golf Club in Pembroke Pines, but at one time she played mostly on weekends at Hollywood Lakes Country Club.

``In those days Hollywood Lakes was out in the boonies,`` she said. ``That was where just about everybody started out playing.``